EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12724, 20 August 1919, Page 5

EGG-LAYING.

NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The fifteenth egg-laying' competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club commenced at Papanui on April 8, and figures for tho nineteenth, week ended August 17, age; LIGHT BREEDS SINGLE BIRDS CONTEST, for purebred pullets between tho age of and 8 months.

107 1959 TWO YEARS’ TEST. Tracey King . . 1011011— 5 3-1G W, A. Gee and Son . 1010101— -1 201 E. E-. Marsden . 0000000— 0 191 9 S2S HEAVY BREEDS SINGLE BIRDS CONTEST, for purebred pullets between the age of 6 and 9 months. American Barred RockGreen Bros. . . 1101111— 6 92 Black Orpington— J. WDonald . . imoil— 0 122 Rhode Island Red—’H. Hunter . . 0000009— 0 42 12 250

EXPERIMENTAL TEST FOR LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS. TO BE HOUSED CONTINUOUSLY. A SINGLE PEN CONTEST, IN PENS EACH oft Sin x 3ft. For purebred fowls; light breeds between tho age of 5J and 8 months; heavy breeds, between tho ago of 6 and 9 months.

LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST, for 6 purebred pullets between tie age of 5J and 8 months. Black Minorcas—

1055 22,762

S9 GS43 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST, for 6 purebred pullets between the ago of 6 and 9 months.

TWO. TEARS' DUCK. CONTEST. Indian Runners—•W. T. Green . . 3333333—21 1321 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST, for purebred ducts over 5 and under 9 months.

Tl. Total to date. White Leghorns— W. A. Gee and Son . 1101001— 4 56 Green Bros (No. ) 0111011— 5 94 E. E. Marsdcn . 1011101— 3 93 J. B. ilerrett 0110111— 5 39 T. Far. acker ley . OOOOOll— 2 69 Beck and Oaklev (No. 1) . . 1110111— 6 101 W. Newell 1100001— 3 30 G. Gee . 0101101— 4 T5 W. 0. Sail 1010111 — 5 66 Gaidar Bros. (No. 2) . 1101110— o 96 Beck and Oaklev (No. 2) . 0000003— 0 SS Green Bros. (No. 2} , 1101111— G 88 H. Williams (No. 1) . 1011111— 8 79 Aliss Jessie James 1011011— 5 98 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 1011110— o 92 Calder Bros. (No. 3) . 1110111— 6 94 H. Hunter . 1011110— 5 44 Calder Bros (No. 1) . 1010110— 4 90 S. L-. Beer 1111011— 6 108 J. lagging 1110111— 6 81 G. H. Bradford . 0000000— 0 72 hlrs E. D. Hunter OllOHO— 4 88 Black Minorcas— Mrs Roach onion— 5 64 H. Williams lonon— 5 27

Black Orpington— C. Renn 1101000— 3 56 "WTrite Rock— II. Meadows and H. Rose OlllOU— 5 61 Rhode Island Red— 0. H. Bull 0000100— 1 1 Silver Wyandotte— Beck and Oakley OOOOOOO — 0 11 American Barred RockProgress P. Farms . 0101010— 8 10 White Orpington— liu K. Vorcoo 0110100— 3 4o White Leghorns— T. J. Richards . 1101000— 3 Si Calder Bros. (No. 1) 0110110— 4 ES G. Gee 0110110— 4 29 Mrs S. Dick . . 0111011— 5 77 S. Dick 1011010— 4 86 Calder Bros. (No. 2) . OOOOllO— 2 55 E. llarsden 1110111— 6 1U Beck and Oakley (No 11 .... 0110110— 4 64 Waitohi Stud Farm 1111101— 6 71 Tracey King 0000001— 1 32 T. Fazackeriy mion— c 59 J. Biggins 1100011— 4 101 W. A. G-eo and Son . 1011011— 5 69 T. Wilkinson 1111111— 7 82 Atkinson Bros 0010111— 4 43 T. E. Conway ooooooo— 0 83 Green Bros. (No. 1) . 1101101— E 92 Calder Bros. (No. 3) . 1011110— 5 53 Green Bros. (No. 2) . 0111011— 5 93 Waitoitoi S.. Farm 1110111— 6 SI Progress P. Farm . 1101101— 5 76 J. J. Row berry OOOOOOO— 0 1 Progress P. Farm OOOOOOO— 0 47 Webb Bros. oooooao— i 40 107 1776

H. Williams 4266334 —32 4S3 White Leghorns— Gresn Bros. (No. 2) . 5456116—34 462 S. L. Beor 65143(16 —31 496 Tracey Kin? . 3433454 —26 485 Beck and Oakley 4344542—26 503 M. F. Blackman 6344-436—20 283 B. Campbell 563535P-28 221 J. Liggins 3-135343 —25 541 N. Stark and Son 3363454 —25 371 C. J. Norton 4155344—25 335 G. H. Bradford . 5454434—23 396 H. Ball 4354144—25 354 Heratauuga P. Farm . 5246534—A) 440 J. S. Stevens 3132441—18 363 -t. Bomiett 5254624—28 352 E. G. Terry . 6552566—35 640 F. L. Ozanno 2332421—20 335 C. H. Izard 5434434—27 466 J. T. M'Harg . . 1553535 —27 4C0 W. T. Chambers . 2542652 —28 399 E. E. Marsdon . 5343453 —27 586 0. Kcnn 34353 M—25 432 Mrs E D. Hunter 5456355 —33 442 A. Clegg 3543613—23 477 J. Nancarrov.', sen. 3625535—29 349 R. W. Hawke . 4-135235—26 406 Dalmuir P. Yards . 1421323—16 436 Caldcr Bros. 2465256-30 410 W. J. Richards . 4334535—27 361 Gresn Bros (No. 1) . 4653456—33 464 L. Conch . . ". 2053444—28 474 Master A. Haley 5444646—33 440 W. A. Geo and Son . 4354.'150 —30 350 D. F. M’Bougall 4654566—36 486 ■{■Beck and Oakley L. T. Wright . 2334144—21 337 4536356 —32 356 P. Freeman 4435525—23 338 Mrs Goriuski 4642613 —29 499 Waitohi Stud Farm . 2545483—29 423 W. Davcy 4-435526 —23 334 B. E. Tomkics . 51)5595—25 346 Oxford P. Farm 6653365 —33 49S R. W. Coombes 1065436—31 437 Verrall Bros. 1453643—25 220 Rangium Egg Ranch 3445645 —30 395 G. Gee 6426452—29 461 Inder and Phillips . 5544464—32 496 A. H. Skilton • . 5436345—30 368 J. Robertson 4462462—23 463 A. M. Love 4526545—26 409 D. Graham 5626545—33 461 C. Thomson 5644654 —33 o46 J. Webb 6554453—32 224 T. Richards . 3655452—20 427 Brown Leghorns— ■HI. Hunter 1121311—10 171 ‘Verrall Bros. 1221222 12 139

LIGHT BREEDS (TWO YEARS’ TEST). White Leghorns— H. W. Beck . . 4333343—‘23 1631 Mrs Gorinski , . 5443464—30 1795 J. Biggins . . 4314323—DO 1572 Black Minorcas— H. Williams . . 5244143 —26 1525 — —

Silver Wyandottea T. Kennedy 6155264—29 95 A. W. Adams 1501552 —25 223 T. Dowthwaite 5644146—33 363 'White Rocks — L.D. Adams 3353644 —23 266 American Barred RotCaD. Allingham 3632443—25 So Black Orpingtons— C. H. Izard (No. 2) . 4333164—26 315 T. E. Conway 5455343—29 463 W. Blomfiald 3233344—22 338 C. J. Norton 4324345—25 312 C. H. Izard (No. 1) . 3332533—22 320 J. Nancurrow, sen. . 4cc3t>64—3 a 364 Rhode Island Reds— P. E, Knyvett . 2223423—18 183 317 3355 DUCK CONTEST. Indian Runners— R. M. Copland 5464656—06 450 G. Bonnett 2423344—22 458 *T. Dowthwaite . 2323332—16 450 W. T. Green (No. 1) 4554655—34 586 Mrs C. H. M’Dougall 4566556—37 225 *J. Donald 5554443—30 542 Heretaunga P. Farm 544544-4—30 328 W. T. Green (No. 2) 6654565—37 498 Mrs E. D. Hunter 4445554—31 356 275 3893

Indian Runners— H. Meadows . 0111111— 6 103 IV. T. Green . 1111111— 7 I'21 L. Wadham . 1111111— 7 93 T. Meadows . ooooooo— 0 57 J. Donald . 1111111— 7 82 27 * ’One bird dead. iTwo birds doad.